The Romanian BIOTraCes Team from Babes-Bolyai University, recently published a scientific paper in “Environmental Science and Policy” titled: A stakeholder analysis based on project managers’ perceptions: Unlocking transformative potential in Natura 2000 projects
BIOTraCes just published its first policy brief, which emphasizes the essential role of biodiversity in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Join us for a coffee chat with Oscar Jacobsson, a human geographer and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg’s Department of Economy and Society, in the Human Geography section. In BIOTraCes he leads the case study on “Bottom-up Forest Biodiversity” about private forest owners in western Sweden.
Esther Turnhout, Tamalone van den Eijnden and Iris Poels from the initiative Voedselpark Amsterdam joined the “Navigating the Anthropocene” conference at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. One central question that emerged was about the role of science in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss. Is it possible to have ‘value-free’ knowledge on these complex and entangled issues?
New BIOTraCes research explores therelationships between traditional farming systems, human culture, and biodiversity. The study offers new insights into the vital role of wood-pastures as biocultural systems.
Explore how BIOTraCes researched the vulnerability of local people through the lens of transformative change in the Romanian case study on High Nature Value Farming.
By Zsolt Molnár
The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took place from 21st October to 2nd November 2024 in Cali, Colombia. BIOTraCes expert Zsolt Molnár from the Centre for Ecological Research (CER) in Hungary participated in the conference. In this article, he shares his insights.
Interview with Prof. Esther Turnhout on key insights IPBES 11 On December 15th, Prof. Esther Turnhout, a BIOTraCes partner from the University of Twente, was interviewed on the Dutch radio show Vroege Vogels during the 11th IPBES conference. In the interview, Turnhout shares insights into the Transformative Change assessment, a
Behind the scenes of Terra Sintropica Original article written by Regina Schwald Terra Sintropica is a pioneering project based in Mértola, Portugal, founded in 2018 by Marta Cortegano and Antonio Coelho. The initiative focuses on addressing significant environmental and social challenges, such as drought, soil degradation, and rural depopulation. By
By Dianna Bautista
In a conversation with University World News, Dr. Luciane Lucas dos Santos, discusses the importance of women in biodiversity conservation efforts, with an emphasis on the impact of traditional and indigenous women. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
